Abstract: There are mang people in contemporary China who hold pessimistic and anxious attitudes towards life.Looking back at our traditional culture,the positive and optimistic spirit of Confucius is enlightening and worth learning from.Confucius“Le”belongs to the category of “emotion”,which has two dimensions:group emotions and individual emotions.Confucius discusses more about the latter.“Le”is the external manifestation of “emotion” implementedin reality,which is the individual emotional experience presented as moral emotions(Kong Yan Le Chu),the fusion of aesthetic and moral emotions(Zeng Dian Qi Xiang),and perceptual emotions in daily life(No personal worries and optimism).Confucius optimism is supported by his firm belief,which can be further divided into the belief of learning to be a wise man and the belief of doing ones best and then obeying the destiny.Such beliefs are still timeless today,and even if one is established,it can support a persons optimism.

Key words: Confucius, Le, belief